Bratislava vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$854
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$958
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
479K
15.7M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 16% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 3966th and 4522nd ($1497 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Turkey, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 595th and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$18637

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$917
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$1311
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$2132
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1976
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013